by admin | Nov 8, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
TAGBILARAN CITY, November 8 (PIA)–May maayong balita alang sa 720,000 ka public school teachers sa tibuok nasod.
Kini tungod kay sa dili pa matapos ang tuig, gipaabot nga dobleng Christmas bonus ang madawat sa mga magtutudlo kun itandi sa nadawat nila sa niaging tuig.
Matud pa sa Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), mokabat gikan P34,000 hangtud P64,000 ang mga madawat nga bonus sa mga public school teachers karong tuig.
Matud pa ni TDC chair Benjo Basas, ang magtutudlo nga adunay basic salary nga P19,077 makadawat sa mga mosunod: dili moubos sa P5,000 nga performance-based bonus (PBB); year-end bonus nga nagkantidad og P19,077; P5,000 nga cash gift ug lain pang P5,000 nga productivity enhancement incentive (PEI).
Apan alang sa mga magtutudlo nga mokabat sa P35,000 ang madawat nga PBB, posibleng makadawat og maximum nga kinatibuk-ang kantidad nga P64,077.
Gipasabot ni Basas nga madawat na sa mga magtutudlo ang ilang PBB, year-end bonus ug cash gift karong bulan, samtang ang PEI usab ihatag sa Disyembre.
Ang PBB parte sa productivity-based incentive system ubos sa Salary Standardization Law-3 diin ang mga magtutudlo ug ubang empleyado makadawat og bonus nga gikan P5,000 taman P35,000, depende sa ilang nahimong performance sa tibuok tuig.
Apan matud pa ni Basas, naa sa 2 porsiyento lang sa teaching force sa Department of Education (DepEd) ang makadawat sa maximum amount sa PBB tungod kay giingong lisud usab nga makakuha og kapin sa P5,000. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Nov 8, 2016 | Headlines, National News
MANILA, November 8 (PIA)–Gitugotan sa Supreme Court (SC) ang paglubong kang kanhi Presidente Ferdinand Marcos sa Libingan ng mga Bayani.
Sa desisyong gipagawas sa Korte Suprema, 9 ka mga mahistrado ang mibotar pabor niini, 5 ang ni-kontra samtang 1 ang nag-inhibit.
Apil sa mga mibotar pabor sila: Justice Presbitero Velasco Jr., Justice Teresita Leonardo-De Castro, Justice Arturo Brion, Justice Diosdado Peralta, Justice Lucas Bersamin, Justice Mariano Del Castillo, Justice Jose Perez, Justice Jose Mendoza ug Justice Estela Perlas-Bernabe.
Samtang ang mga mibotar kontra sa pagpalubong ni Marcos sa Libingan ng mga Bayani mao sila: Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, Justice Antonio Carpio,
Justice Marvic Mario Victor Leonen, Justice Francis Jardeleza ug Justice Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa.
Si Justice Bienvenido Reyes usab ang nag-inusarang nag-abstain.
Mismong si Presidete Rodrigo Duterte ang nagmando nga ilubong si Marcos sa Libingan ng mga Bayani.
Taliwala kini sa pagbatok sa mga biktima sa pag-abusar sa tawhanong katungod niadtong Martial Law. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Nov 8, 2016 | Headlines, National News
MANILA, November 8 (PIA)–Gihimakak sa Australian Embassy sa Manila ang mga nigawas nga taho kalabot sa giingong free visa sa mga Pilipinong moadto sa ilang nasod.
Matud pa sa Embahada, dili tinuod nga sugod sa Enero 2017, dili na pangayuan og visa sa Australia ang mga Pinoy nga mobisita sa ilang nasod sulod sa 90 ka adlaw.
Kalabot niini, nipasidaan ang Australian Embassy sa mga Pinoy nga dili mutuo sa maong mga taho ug gi-klaro nila nga kinahanglan pa gihapon og visa ang mga Pinoy.
Gihimakak usab sa Australian authority ang usa pa ka article diin nagpatik nga ang mga Pinoy nga mobisita sa Australia kinahanglan lamang magpakita og return ticket ug proof of funds nga nagkantidad og $1,500 sa dili pa sila tugotang makasulod sa maong nasod.
Matud pa nga dili usab tinuod ang migawas nga impormasyon sa social media nga misulod ang nasod sa Australia ug ang Pilipinas sa bilateral visa agreement nga magpadali sa travel barriers sa duha ka nasod.
Tambag pa sa Australian embassy sa mga Pinoy nga gustong moadto sa maong nasod nga bisitahon una ang ilang travel website alang sa ilang pahinumdom ug kun unsaon ang pag-apply og visa ug ang mga kinahanglanong dokumento. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Nov 7, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
TAGBILARAN CITY, November 7 (PIA)–Gi-luagan sa Civil Service Commission (CSC) ang rehistrasyon sa mga Overseas Filipino Wor¬kers (OFWs) nga gustong mokuha og Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT).
Gipahibalo kini kagahapon sa CSC nga mahimo nang mo-apply sa CSE-PPT alang sa Professional ug Sub-Professional level ang mga OFWs nga naa sa Hongkong ug Macau pinaagi sa online registration.
Bukas ang examination sa tanang OFWs sa Hongkong ug Macau nga naa sa 18 anyos pataas.
Pahinumdom pa sa CSC, ang online registration matapos sa Nobyembre 13, 2016 ug gitakda ang pasulit sa Nobyembre 27 ug ipahigayon kini sa Hongkong.
Sa mga OFWs, kinahanglan lamang magpakita og orihinal ug photocopy sa CS Form 100, 4 kabuok nga passport sized ID pictures (white background), orihinal ug photocopy sa valid Philippine Passport ug orihinal ug photocopy sa bank deposit slip o proof of payment alang sa P1,500 nga registration fee. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Nov 7, 2016 | DTI Updates, Headlines, National News
The insatiable desire of the Filipino contractors, consultants, and construction industry players to continuously discover and explore construction business opportunities around the globe, they are now attempting to enter the Melanesia Region in the countries of Fiji, Solomon Islands, and Papua New Guinea. These countries identified to be rich in natural resources remained unexploited and undeveloped in their infrastructure and construction projects which Filipino contractors and consultants can aggressively take advantage.
In preparation for the expansion of their activities in the three (3) identified countries of the Melanesia Region, the Philippine Overseas Construction Board (POCB) of the Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines (CIAP) conducted its 5th Philippine Overseas Construction Symposium on 20 October 2016 at the Hotel Jen Manila in Roxas Boulevard to assist and support these Filipino construction industry players in penetrating the Melanesia market.
The welcome address and the assured government support relayed by the new Undersecretary for CIAP, Atty. Ruth B. Castelo, created an atmosphere of sincerity and genuine concern for the participants. It was matched with the inspiring words from the POCB Chairman of the Board and President & CEO of the DMCI Holdings, Engr. Isidro A. Consunji, stimulating the participants to remain motivated and keep interested on improving and adding value to their construction business through networking and business matching like actively participating in construction outbound missions being conducted by the POCB, this time in the Melanesia Region.
The symposium was highlighted by the attendance of one hundred forty-five (145) high ranking officers from the Filipino construction contractors, consultants, suppliers, and other industry players who spent their precious time listening to speakers, networking with each other, exchanging ideas and experiences with their colleagues in the construction industry throughout the day, establishing links and forging comprehensive cooperation amongst themselves.
Director Levinson C. Alcantara of the Marketing Branch of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) arose awareness and interests among the participants in the construction labor market and other construction business opportunities including construction outlooks and investments in the countries of Fiji, Solomon Islands, and Papua New Guinea.
The pioneer and expert in overseas construction activities Engr. Salvador P. Castro, Jr., the Chairman and President of SPCastro, Inc. promoted and underlined the Filipino capability in doing construction projects in Brunei Darussalam, Abu Dhabi, and other ASEAN countries, the challenges encountered, the ways and means of overcoming challenges, identifying and capitalizing on ones strengths as well as recognizing and building on ones weaknesses, and the unending quest for an improved and more innovative construction skills and practices.
Experts in the fields of the holistic global practice of Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC), Engr. Hambe Vargas, the Manager in Projects Operations of JGC Philippines, Inc. and the globally competitive, Mr. Joseph Leland D. Sarmiento, Authorized Managing Officer of Whessoe Philippines Construction, Inc. educated the participants and get them familiarized with the process, best practices, benefits and challenges in implementing EPC not only in overseas projects but also in local projects; prompting them to continuously build on their existing capacities and undertaking calculated risks in undertaking overseas projects.
The participants were likewise oriented on the Quadruple A category of the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) interestingly presented by Engr. Rene E. Fajardo, the Acting Executive Director of the Construction Manpower Development Foundation (CMDF) and Head of the Technical Division of PCAB, as the new PCAB Category allowing 100% foreign-owned companies with at least P1.0 Billion capital to undertake privately-funded infrastructure projects besides projects under the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) and the Public Private Partnership (PPP) schemes.
An equally important highlight of the symposium and in line with the continuous effort of the CIAP-POCB to improve the delivery of its services, the Corporate Export Information System (CEIS) was launched and introduced by the Project Manager of Asiagate Networks, Inc., the service provider for the Information Technology, Ms. Jahnine A. Baliao. The CEIS is the POCB’s information system which automates its processes particularly the on-line filing of applications, and the eventual integration of databases with the PCAB licensing and registration to facilitate the process in securing the license.
The symposium was successfully concluded with clamor from the participants to continue the program and to continuously promote and develop the Philippine Overseas Construction.
